Eye Socket, Pituitary or Ear CT Scan (with contrast) cost at US hospitals

CT of the orbit, sella turcica, posterior fossa, or outer, inner and middle ear with contrast · CPT 70481

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Eye Socket, Pituitary or Ear CT Scan (with contrast)

This is a CT scan focused on a small, crowded region of the skull — the eye socket, the pituitary area at the skull base, the back of the brain, or the bones of the ear — done after contrast is injected into a vein. The contrast makes blood vessels, inflamed tissue and masses stand out from the structures around them. The scan itself takes only minutes.

$117.60

lowest cash price

$1,543.00

national median

$14,564.92

highest cash price

907

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $117.60–$14,564.92 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$117.60

St Joseph Warren Hospital — Warren, OH

Most expensive published cash price

$14,564.92

HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL — BRADENTON, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,583.90) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,895.12)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,642.20 $2,737.80 $4,020.12
Arizona 23 $276.31 $421.61 $3,133.47
Arkansas 11 $606.90 $813.80 $2,432.00
California 90 $567.98 $2,323.24 $6,719.94
Colorado 17 $380.70 $5,613.92 $8,021.50
Florida 75 $624.28 $5,100.42 $14,564.92
Georgia 25 $856.33 $1,551.42 $9,334.46
Hawaii 2 $738.56 $738.56 $1,597.50
Illinois 51 $700.00 $2,153.40 $3,869.60
Indiana 26 $542.40 $749.00 $2,895.12
Iowa 27 $758.16 $1,521.58 $4,049.00
Kansas 11 $887.20 $5,341.32 $10,237.31
Kentucky 24 $634.65 $2,067.60 $2,895.12
Louisiana 1 $249.08 $249.08 $249.08
Maine 7 $1,267.40 $2,142.00 $3,248.75
Maryland 2 $172.80 $172.80 $172.80
Michigan 27 $241.18 $1,786.00 $2,930.00
Minnesota 19 $647.76 $2,194.40 $3,057.60
Mississippi 10 $445.94 $810.80 $1,394.10
Missouri 20 $968.88 $1,234.75 $5,662.52
Montana 2 $886.40 $886.40 $1,980.80
Nebraska 12 $1,152.48 $1,520.00 $2,536.40
Nevada 4 $720.30 $1,296.01 $1,808.10
New Hampshire 1 $2,395.25 $2,395.25 $2,395.25
New Jersey 21 $194.55 $450.59 $694.75
New Mexico 2 $1,990.38 $1,990.38 $1,990.38
New York 22 $210.66 $210.66 $3,997.00
North Carolina 15 $1,333.50 $1,619.05 $4,909.00
North Dakota 4 $1,847.20 $2,100.00 $2,140.00
Ohio 68 $117.60 $1,214.40 $2,552.40
Oklahoma 17 $753.23 $1,432.60 $2,949.11
Oregon 13 $199.80 $990.00 $2,169.00
Pennsylvania 32 $322.50 $1,294.80 $4,599.60
South Carolina 11 $962.00 $1,976.50 $7,746.00
South Dakota 7 $2,138.40 $2,409.60 $2,951.20
Tennessee 38 $315.00 $559.65 $9,728.92
Texas 112 $391.71 $1,543.83 $9,857.09
Virginia 42 $408.00 $1,360.80 $8,262.00
Washington 32 $720.96 $1,349.20 $2,899.40
West Virginia 17 $118.00 $901.50 $1,999.80
Wisconsin 33 $411.54 $1,570.00 $3,616.25
Wyoming 4 $811.86 $1,837.26 $1,971.77

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $559.65 $171.14 – $407.98
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $559.65 $150.25 – $420.63
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $559.65 $171.14 – $407.99
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $559.65 $171.14 – $407.98
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $559.65 $159.14 – $441.56
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $563.11 $194.55 – $726.00
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $567.98 $225.20 – $10,548.20
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $572.50 $194.55 – $2,995.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $579.00 $141.42 – $325.10
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $590.31 $102.04 – $1,409.00
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $606.90 $154.86 – $326.02
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $609.50 not published
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $615.78 $174.47 – $1,005.85
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $616.56 $124.59 – $795.17
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $622.65 $36.11 – $1,595.25
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $624.28 $175.12 – $783.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $624.28 $173.33 – $764.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $624.28 $171.54 – $783.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $624.28 $173.33 – $764.00
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $630.68 $174.94 – $2,117.84
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $631.92 $174.94 – $729.42
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $633.03 $226.19 – $1,619.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $634.65 $340.00 – $1,437.80
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $634.95 $209.55 – $3,809.70
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $634.95 $209.55 – $3,809.70
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $634.95 $209.55 – $4,402.32
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $639.50 $39.89 – $852.12
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $646.10 $110.20 – $1,520.23
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $647.76 $162.11 – $1,136.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $647.76 $162.11 – $1,136.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $647.76 $162.11 – $1,136.00
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $650.58 $161.61 – $452.51
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $655.04 $129.45 – $1,162.80
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $665.28 $135.66 – $834.84
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $665.75 $148.75 – $767.18
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $670.20 $196.43 – $1,005.30
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $672.63 $153.44 – $793.63
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $672.63 $153.44 – $767.18
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $694.75 $199.72 – $726.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $699.03 $148.75 – $767.18
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $699.03 $148.75 – $767.18
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $700.00 $187.96 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $700.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $700.00 $184.02 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $700.00 $187.96 – $304.50
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $701.39 $401.44 – $1,324.05
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $719.04 $124.59 – $795.17
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $720.30 $445.90 – $1,646.40
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $720.96 $203.11 – $829.10
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $720.96 $203.11 – $856.43

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